As Long As We Can See the Car, We Aren't Lost

My husband, Pat, and I were snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park last week. It was a stunningly beautiful day; sunny and in the 30s. We were snow shoeing around the Bear, Nymph and Emerald Lakes area (for my Colorado readers.) Each of these lakes are progressively higher on the mountain. As you are hiking to Emerald you can see Bear Lake and Nymph Lake over your shoulder.

The snow pack was sufficiently high that you could not see any trail markers that would be visible during the summer and fall. There was a lot of conversations between the different groups of “snow shoers” trying to determine which way the trail went. There were an equal number of incorrect paths taken, including the one we took, which was actually fun because it was such a beautiful day and it felt more adventuresome to be your own trail blazer. This is discouraged during the summer and fall due to erosion and damage to the vegetation, but probably not so bad when you are walking on three feet of snow. We were even able to walk on the lakes, which gives new meaning to “walking on water”!

While we were high enough to see the other lakes over our shoulders, we could also see the Bear Lake Parking Lot. I overheard one of the groups of “shoers” talking about not knowing where the trail was. The woman said that she was concerned about not being able to find the way back down. Her partner said – “well, if we can see the car, we can’t be lost”.

This conversation made me smile. I love hearing metaphysical messages in ways like this. Of course, for me, the message is: If we know what the end game is, if we know we eventually all make it Home, then we really need to try to enjoy the journey and the adventure in the meantime.

Sure, there are plenty of things that could go wrong for any group of hikers: sudden change in weather, avalanches and no longer seeing the parking lot once you get down in the thick of the trees.  You truly could get off the path, get lost and not see a way back to it, but focusing more on the end game and becoming more confident that the parking lot is going to be there, will make the experience more enjoyable.  Focus on the ultimate goal of getting Home and make the adventure of being here on Mother Earth that much sweeter.  

True Tolerance For All means Tolerance For All

It is easy to look around our world and realize how much more joyfully we would all live if there was a little more tolerance and acceptance for each other. There are many local, national and international issues that are allowing us to question our own ability to tolerate (and eventually love) others.

The question today is when we seek tolerance for our positions, are we also willing to be tolerant for others when they don’t tolerate us or our positions? A truly tolerant person will seek fair play for themselves, but will be understanding, not necessarily daunted or stopping the push for change, when others don’t see the situation the same way.

Being tolerant of others does not mean that you allow yourself to be walked on by others, but it means that the person who is intolerant of your position is not vilified or insulted. That would only show that you are as intolerant of their position as they are of yours.

I am sure some disagree with me or at least want to make the argument that when the majority is intolerant then injustices can happen to the minority. That position does have basis in the historical evidence of this reality. However, it is imperative for each of us is to look at the energy behind the action of either the minority or the majority to see the reason for the action.

If the minority is tolerant of the majority because the majority has the numbers on its side, then that isn’t really True Tolerance. That is just an understanding of sheer numbers. If the majority is tolerant of the minority’s issues because it makes economic sense or is politically correct, that isn’t True Tolerance, either. That is just using money to determine our morals and our acceptance of the situation.

Embracing that each and all have a right to their opinion and feelings, even if those opinions and feelings seem unfathomable at times, means we must be tolerant when others are intolerant. Peacefully lobby to have laws changed. Peacefully stand with others to have your voice heard or your position brought forward. Seek to know where you still might have intolerance in your heart and release it. Seek to understand the reasoning others might still have intolerance or hatred in their hearts and then be tolerant of them.

Being intolerant back or hating someone back will not further the energy of True Tolerance in our world. Only by changing the atmosphere and energy of intolerance to tolerance will we have True Tolerance. This can only be done by eradicating intolerance within ourselves first, and then holding the space for others to eradicate intolerance within themselves. Forcing tolerance on someone is not True Tolerance and will only change the situation or group of people to which an intolerant person will show his intolerance.  That might feel like a victory to the group that is no longer being ridiculed, but it has not healed the full issue of intolerance in our world. Let us change the underlying energy so that True Tolerance can be the stepping stone to Universal Love.  

New Class Schedule from STANDING IN THE LIGHT®

We are very excited to announce the new schedule of classes for the STANDING IN THE LIGHT^® Programs.


These classes will be taught in both Fort Collins and Louisville, CO. Please contact Lori (lori@wisdomfromlori.com) Fort Collins and Martha (MarthaMoore@att.net) for Louisville. You can find more information on our website: iamstandinginthelight.com


Please watch this space and the website for the exciting option of taking the classes during a one or two week retreat in Colorado in Oct 2014 or March 2015. In the meantime...


STANDING IN THE LIGHT^® Programs.

• Level 1: The Foundation
  • Part 1: Ending the Experiment in Duality - April 12
  • Part 2: Channeling - April 13
  • Part 3: The 5^th Dimensional Process for Manifesting - April 19
  • Part 4: Clear Blocks and Receive the Soul’s Vision - April 20
• Level 2: Moving into Greater Mastery
  • Part 1: Experiencing Oneness through Balancing the Male and Female - May 17
  • Part 2: Balancing the Brain and Heart - May 18
  • Part 3: Advanced Clearing and Healing - May 31
  • Part 4: Advanced Visioning and Achieving Oneness - June 1

"Do you have a phone?" Gracefully Transitioning into the New Paradigm

I was skiing in Keystone a couple weeks ago when two teenage girls approached me and asked, “Do you have a phone?” My first reaction was surprise that they didn’t have phones with them based on my own girls’ teenage experiences. I said, yes and reached for it in case they needed to call for a ride or something. They said, “Great, what time is it!” This almost elicited a full belly laugh out of me when I realized they didn’t want to make a call; they wanted to know the time and that the first thought for them wasn’t whether I wore a watch but whether I had a phone with me. I was definitely feeling a little old that if I had need to ask someone for the time, I would not first ask whether they had a phone. Fortunately, I don’t wear a watch so I could at least appear to be as cool as they were, even with the 30-35 year language barrier!

This got me thinking about my need to modernize or to allow myself to gracefully transition into the new paradigm.

Marsha Hankins, my friend and teacher, has channeled from the Spiritual Hierarchy, that the predominate energy for 2014 is TRANSITION.  I find this exciting and am looking forward to what types of transitions I will be making this year. I am working with My God-Self / My Soul regarding what the vision for me is and how that vision fits with the vision for all of humanity and Mother Earth. I am looking at what types of things will change for me with my inner-work, my service and my family.

Especially when I look at everything that is happening in the world, I am reminded that I want to set my intention that all the transitions for me – and for all – are as graceful and easy, as possible. Everyone has their own lessons to learn from the experiences they have. But, there is no reason not to allow for the possibility that we can create the transitions with as much joy and peace, as possible. If we fall short, individually or collectively, from manifesting easy and graceful transitions, it still might as well be our goal. You never know how much more joyfully and peacefully we created the experience simply by setting the intention. In other words, by viewing the glass half full, we are setting our intention to manifest from a positive position which raises our expectations and our outcomes much more than assuming the worst.

Whether you tell time with a sun dial, a watch or a phone, it is time to easily and effortlessly become the next better version of yourself.

  

Is Your Compass True?

While we were living in Florida, my husband and I took a navigation class for scuba diving. It happened to be a hot day and the lake water was 85 – 90 degrees. It was so warm, we didn’t even need to bother with wrestling into a wet suit! The point of the class was to hone our ability to tell where we were while underwater and in murky water. We were to rely on our compass. We had very specific coordinates that we were to follow in an underwater scavenger hunt.

 

We realized that even swimming slightly off…just a degree or two…or allowing a slight current to push you off the coordinates made a huge difference at the end of 30 yard swim. This, of course, was compounded when at the end of the 30 yards, we were to turn and follow another set of coordinates. I hate to admit it, but we never did find the last “land mark” we were supposed to find.

However,  as a good metaphysician, I know that sometimes the “mis-creations” actually teach you the lesson faster and more indelibly! 

Not only did we learn the value of plotting and staying the course, as directed by guidance, but we learned that you need to know if your guidance is accurate; is your compass truly pointing North? We experienced this when we determined that my husband’s new compass did not point true North! It was off by 20 degrees. This made a huge difference even in the relatively small and enclosed structure of a lake. We can only imagine how far off course we could become in the ocean where there are not as many “land marks” and the time element is longer.  

This showed us the importance of knowing that we are clearly connected to our own God-Self / Soul  when determining if the guidance we are perceiving is accurate. Once we know that our compass is true, then we need to monitor that we are on track with the coordinates we have been given by guidance and monitor that the highest plan hasn’t changed. Making course corrections as soon as we realize we have swum a little bit too far to the east means the corrections are smaller and get us back on plan faster. And if for some reason, the plan has changed all together…maybe something in the water needs to be avoided…then the faster we tap into the new plan, the faster we will make the necessary adjustments to our position. 

What a great day of scuba diving to learn to use our compass to monitor our position, keep us from getting lost and helping us to reach our destination with ease and time for enjoying the scenery.

 

What a lovely way to learn to ensure that your compass is true!

 

Why Wouldn’t You Ask Guidance, If You Could?

In the I AM CREATOR™ Class -  Part 2, we teach how to channel to your Higher-Self / Soul by getting into a meditative state. We practice the meditation at the end of the class to start to trust the answers we get when we communicate with our Souls. We always start with easy questions that we hope the lower-self / ego won’t feel are threatening. This allows us to start to feel when we are connected and to trust that connection. The more we practice being in communication with our Higher-Self / Soul, the more we can tell when we aren’t clearly connected. It is equally important to know when we aren’t in clear communication with our Higher-Self / Soul, as it is to know when we are.

Since we start with small questions, i.e. what is in the highest plan for me to have for dinner tonight, or what color is in the highest plan for me to wear tomorrow, some students think that these questions are just for this class and are not questions we would recommend them asking on a daily basis. I have heard (and thought myself, on occasion) does my Soul really care or have an opinion on what I eat / on what I wear? The answer is maybe / maybe not. Maybe there is a range of foods or range of options on any question that might be in the highest plan. We suggest that you ask the question with the preface of “what is in the highest plan” because there may be many good options, but may only be one that is in the highest plan. And it is possible that we won’t know until later or possibly ever know why something was in the highest plan one day but not in the highest plan the next day.

The example I like to use here is that by checking with guidance (our Higher-Self / Soul) on a daily basis, as what is in the highest plan to eat for breakfast, you might know when to just drink juice and when to have a more hardy breakfast. Maybe on the day that you are guided to have a more hardy breakfast, you can’t anticipate that your morning meetings are going to run long and you need the extra food to help you stay focused until you are able to have lunch. From your Soul’s perceptive, the highest plan may be as simple as tapping into what is going to make you the most comfortable as you go through your day. But, in the end, having you be more comfortable, less hungry, more awake, will make you more productive and allow you to leave work earlier and have plenty of energy to meditate or read an interesting book or spend time in nature. All of these resulting activities may be in your highest plan, but if the day doesn’t go well, you may not have the energy to check-in as to what is in the highest plan, next.

The above situation is an example of taking the answer to the simple question like “what is in the highest plan for me to eat for breakfast” and seeing it to its potential logical conclusion as to why it is in the highest plan. However, there are many times when we ask a question and have no logical reason to back up the answer we get. If we know we are connected and in clear communication, we need to trust that the answer we receive is in the highest plan. Again, that is why we start with smaller questions and build up our trust in the line of communication. We also recommend for people to ask the question several different ways to make sure we are not fooling ourselves with clever language, which is why we also teach that the quality of the answer is tied to the quality of the question!

Finally, I was teaching IAC Part 2 a couple weeks ago. We got to the meditation and then the recommendation afterward that the students start to practice checking with guidance on all types of questions whether in the meditation chair or not. We suggest that you start to ask which type of bread to buy at the store, what type of milk or even which of the packages of chicken is the one to buy. Before I could explain why, one of the students, Amber Highberger had an "Ah Ha" moment and said…”well, why wouldn’t you ask? If you know how to communicate with your Soul, why wouldn’t you ask for the highest plan on every decision?” Why indeed wouldn’t you? What a brilliant reminder that you are your Soul. You aren’t asking for permission from someone outside of you to have an extra helping or is this sushi good for me today? You are asking yourself as to what will further you along your path in the easiest and most gentle way. So – why wouldn’t you ask for guidance on every decision you make? The more you practice, the more it will become an easy communication route and won’t take any extra time than just having thoughts!

Practice your connection to your Self and ask for what is in the highest plan, today. You will be glad you did!

 

Heal Ourselves - Help Heal the World!

One of the things I love about writing these blog entries and teaching classes is being able to help people see the silver lining in issues that confront them and our world. Today’s topic has been harder for me to deal with personally, but is no less an issue that we should address.

When I look around at what is happening in the world, especially the Middle East, I sometimes wonder what I can do about it and if what I do about it helps. I have been working with these issues for the last week.

Many days, I wake up at 5 AM knowing that I am supposed to spend the next timeframe…minutes to an hour…to help heal the issues inside me which are reflected in the world around me…especially, the Middle East. I have been working to bring Peace to myself (True Peace…not just a personal version of a cease fire or a new boundary to keep others at bay…but True Peace). I have been working to bring Love, Wisdom and Power (True Power…not power over another) to myself. And of course, filling with Harmony, Cooperation, Unity and Oneness, too, as well as a few more qualities necessary to really create a reality that is more light filled and less fearful.

I was amazed that the quality that was the hardest to breathe in was Gratitude. It made no sense to me mentally, as to why filling with Peace, Power and Oneness was easier than Gratitude. I continued to explore this question until I realized that as much as I knew that I was responsible for my own experiences…and therefore could work to change my experiences if I didn’t like what I was creating…I was not grateful for this responsibility. I wanted something outside of me to wave the magic wand and create what I want to see in the world, but didn’t want to take the responsibility to do it myself. Once I realized this, I was able to bring in True Responsibility and True Gratitude for myself. I am now, again, grateful to know that I can change what I don’t like within myself (although sometimes this does take a little longer than I would like…and/or I just need to figure out what else might be blocking me from making the changes) and that by changing myself, I can also hold the intention that I am part of the solution to change these same issues in the world situations.

If the world situations do not appear to be changed with healing myself and setting my intentions to help heal the world, I need to remember a few other general principles.

First, all others on the earth have as much right to not change themselves to be more light filled, as I have to change myself.

Second, it is not my place to judge others in what they believe to be their options for themselves, and depending on their current role, for those they lead.

Third, my love for each and all is not based on whether they agree with me or whether they are able to change based on me sending them Love, Light and Peace.

Finally, my hope for each and all, is that regardless of what they might have believed to be their only options just a week or day ago, that my love will help them see a more peaceful, more light filled option today, next week, next month or next year.

What is your hope and intention for yourself and the world for this week?